Sharp-eyed police plane spotter helps nab armed robbery suspects
Officer watched armed confrontation unfold
Two Saskatoon teens are facing a variety of robbery charges after a spotter in the city's police plane watched a confrontation unfold from afar.
The incident occurred on the 1600 block of 22nd Street mid-afternoon Tuesday.
"The SPS Air Support Unit was flying above at the time, and informed patrol officers that a male and female had been pointing a firearm at another male on the front lawn of a multi-unit dwelling," police said in a news release.
The man told told police who arrived on the ground that he'd been robbed and assaulted in a suite.
The suspects, a 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old woman, had taken off on foot. They were spotted a short distance away.
"The male suspect began discarding items when officers made contact with him. One item was a loaded, sawed-off rifle concealed in a jacket," the release said.
The pair are facing charges related to weapons, break and enter and robbery, and assault.